Acrobatics and Tumbling | 2/9/2026 8:04:00 PM

In the season opener for both teams, the No. 9 Gannon Acrobatics & Tumbling team battled but fell to No. 3 Quinnipiac, 266.710–247.995, Monday evening inside M&T Bank Arena.

Quinnipiac entered the meet as the defending NCATA national champion in the Acro 6-Element heat and the Tumbling Trio pass, giving the Golden Knights an early-season test in those events.

Gannon's top individual score of the evening came in the Tumbling Aerial Pass, where senior Peyton Oliver (Vallejo, Calif./Jesse M. Bethel) posted a 9.200, pacing the Golden Knights.

Gannon also showed consistency in the Pyramid event, totaling 29.00 out of 30.00 points across the three heats.

By event, Gannon recorded 36.95 in Compulsory, 26.40 in Acro, 29.00 in Pyramid, 27.50 in Toss, 50.325 in Tumbling, and 77.82 in the Team Event.
 
The Knight Cap

• Aerial Excellence: Senior Peyton Oliver's (Vallejo, Calif./Jesse M. Bethel) 9.200 in the Aerial Pass was the lone event where the Golden Knights outscored the Bobcats.
• Pyramid Consistency: Gannon totaled 29.00 out of 30.00 points in the Pyramid event.
• Early Test: The Bobcats are the defending national champion in the Acro 6-Element and Tumbling Trio events.
• Season Debut: The meet marked the first competition under first-year head coach Addy Womeldorph.
• Road Opener: Gannon opened the season against a top-three national opponent on the road.

Up next
Gannon returns home for its home opener on Friday, February 20 at 7:00 p.m., hosting No. 7 Duquesne for the program's Alumni Appreciation and Home Opener Meet inside the Highmark Events Center.
 

Event	Quinnipiac	Gannon
Compulsory	38.20	36.95
Acro	28.60	26.40
Pyramid	29.55	29.00
Toss	28.40	27.50
Tumbling	55.650	50.325
Team Event	86.31	77.82
Final	266.710	247.995

Gannon Lineup
#1 Kylie Brown (Virginia Beach, Va./Salem)
#2 Sydney Jarvis (McKees Rocks/Montour)
#4 Avery Tumler (Kings Mills, Ohio/Kings High School)
#5 Julia Bruno (Glocester, RI/Ponaganset)
#7 Sydney McDowell (Avon, Ind./Avon)
#12 Peyton Oliver (Vallejo, Calif./Jesse M. Bethel)
#16 Makayla White (Swedesboro, N.J./Kingsway Regional)
#17 Layna Bergeron (Johnston, R.I./La Salle Academy)
#18 Tori Soper (Sheffield Lake, Ohio/Ohio Connections Academy)
#20 Paytyn Neal (Fairmont, W.Va./Fairmont Senior High)
#22 Reagan McMahon (Mission Viejo, Calif./Santa Margarita Catholic)
#23 Alex DeAngelis (Audubon, N.J./Camden Catholic High School)
#24 Marissa Burge (Fairview, Pa./Fairview)
#26 Makayla Lynard (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill High East)
#30 Alejandra Tosado (Sparks, Nev./Edward C. Reed)
#31 Amelia Gauvin (Calgary, Alberta, Canada/Bishop Carroll High)
#32 Lillie Fritz (Chandler, Ariz./Chandler)
#33 Julia Bukowski (Lake Zurich, Ill./Carmel Catholic)
#34 Bailey Hebert (Fishers, Ind./Fishers)
#36 Kamryn Kameg (Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson)
#38 Sydney Gibson (Painesville, Ohio/Harvey)
#40 Tori Spearman (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Preparatory School)
#41 Lindsey Bolvin (Lorton, Va./James W Robinson Jr Secondary)
#42 Mikayla Kis (Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada/Silverthorn Collegiate Institute)
#43 Ariana Fitzpatrick (Burlington, N.J./Northern Burlington County Regional H.S.)
#45 Ivy Strait (Frederick. MD./Urbana High)
#46 Arianna VanFosson (Leonardtown, Md./St. Mary's Ryken)
#47 Adyson Rothermel (Wernersville, Pa./Conrad Weiser High)

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